Looking for the Best Seafood Restaurants in Atlanta, Georgia?

Sunshine Wilson
Although it is a land locked city, there are several seafood restaurants in Atlanta, Georgia that offer fresh fish and seafood. The Atlanta Fish Market, the Red Snapper Seafood Restaurant and Nicky's Seafood are three of the best seafood restaurants in Atlanta, Georgia.

Best Seafood Restaurants in Atlanta Georgia - The Atlanta Fish Market

The Atlanta Fish Market is Atlanta's most famous seafood restaurant. Located at 265 Pharr Road in Atlanta, Georgia, in the prestigious area of Buckhead, this seafood restaurant offers casual elegant dining with a selection of more than a hundred varieties of fresh fish and seafood on the menu. Entrée specialties include Georgia mountain rainbow trout served with whipped sweet potato, spinach and macadamia honey butter and Atlantic salmon parmesan crusted served with asparagus and potato cakes. Entrée choices at the Atlanta Fish Market range from $30 to $50, with major credit cards accepted.

The Atlanta Fish Market is also known for its 65 foot copper fish sculpture in front of the building on Pharr Road. Call (404) 262-3165 for information on special promotions and also for reservations, which are recommended. This seafood restaurant is open for lunch on daily from 11:30 am to 3:00 pm and is open for dinner on Sunday through Thursday from 3:00 pm to 10:00 pm and on Friday and Saturday from 3:00 pm to 11:00 pm. Banquet rooms are available. The building offers wheelchair access. Convenient valet parking is also available.

Best Seafood Restaurants in Atlanta Georgia - The Red Snapper Seafood Restaurant

The Red Snapper Seafood Restaurant is located on 2100 Cheshire Bridge Road in Atlanta, Georgia.

This casual seafood restaurant serves many varieties of fresh fish and seafood, but it is primarily known for its many selections of red snapper on the menu and their rich creamy sauces. Two popular menu items at the Red Snapper Seafood Restaurant are Snapper Yvonne and Ginger Snapper. Snapper Yvonne is a sautéed red snapper filet with crabmeat, artichoke hearts, mushrooms and a lemon sauce for $19, while Ginger Snapper consists of a sautéed red snapper filet with shrimp, mushrooms with a fresh ginger sauce for $18. The cost of other dinner entrees range from approximately $11 to $19.

Call the Red Snapper Seafood Restaurant at (404) 634-8947 for their weekly specials. Reservations may be made, but they are not required. This unpretentious seafood restaurant also offers casual banquet facilities for private parties. The building is wheelchair accessible. All major credit cards are accepted. Hours of operation are: Tuesdays through Fridays from 11:30 am to 2:00 pm for lunch and from 5:30 pm to 10:00 pm for dinner; and Sundays from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm for dinner. The Red Snapper Seafood Restaurant is closed on Mondays.

Best Seafood Restaurants in Atlanta Georgia -Nicky's Seafood

Nicky's Seafood is located at 609 Whitewall Street in Atlanta, Georgia. This very casual, unassuming seafood restaurant, with its limited seating area, is also a fish market. Nicky's Seafood is known for its wide selection of fresh fish and seafood, including catfish, whiting, croaker, shrimp, bream and ocean perch, at affordable prices. Selections are available either prepared by the chef at Nicky's Seafood or uncooked for the amateur chef to prepare in their own kitchen. The house specialty at this seafood restaurant is the seafood platter for about $10.

Nicky's Seafood is open on Monday through Thursday from 11:00 am to 8:00 pm and on Friday from 11:00 am to 9:00 pm. Major credit cards are accepted. No banquet room, wheelchair access or valet parking is available. Call Nicky's Seafood at (404) 222-9626 for a list of daily fish and seafood offerings.

Published by Sunshine Wilson

Sunshine is a freelance writer, a certified professional dog trainer and an electrical engineering consultant.  View profile

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  • Julie Darleen6/12/2010

    Great local article-I could go for some trout right now...can't afford the prices though

  • Melissa Matters2/9/2010

    I'll have to pass this along to a friend of mine.

  • Tricia Sabol2/3/2010

    I love seafood and these places sound delicious!!

  • Dina Quirion2/2/2010

    I agree with Ellen, now I'm gonna have to go to Red Lobster, lol.... :o)

  • Ellen Burford2/2/2010

    You are making me crave seafood!

  • CJ Mathis2/1/2010

    Great list of places to get seafood in Atlanta.

  • Robert Silvius2/1/2010

    Good reviews.

  • Memmay Moore2/1/2010

    Yum!

  • Tiadora Anderson2/1/2010

    Nice list for people who enjoy seafood.

  • Abby Greenhill2/1/2010

    They all sound wonderful!

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